San Juan Capistrano Municipal Code Ch. 3 Electrical Code

The 2025 California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) Article 358.10(B)(1), "Galvanized Steel and Stainless Steel EMT, Elbows, and Fittings," is amended to read as follows:

Galvanized steel and stainless steel EMT, elbows, and fittings shall be permitted to be installed in concrete or in areas subject to severe corrosive influences where protected by corrosion protection and approved as suitable for the location.

(b) Article 358.12, "Uses Not Permitted," is hereby amended by the addition of Condition (3), as follows:

(3) In direct contact with earth when not adequately protected from corrosion and approved as suitable for the location.

(Ord. No. 655, § 1; Ord. No. 746, § 1; Ord. No. 771, § 1; Ord. No. 848, § 1; Ord. No. 871, § 1; Ord. No. 933, § 3; Ord. No. 978, § 3, 2010; Ord. No. 981, § 3, 2011; Ord. No. 1005, § 3, 2013; Ord. No. 655, § 10; Ord. No. 655, § 11; Ord. No. 655, § 12; Ord. No. 655, § 13; Ord. No. 1130, 12/2/2025; Ord. No. 1131, 2/17/2026)